Lewis v. State

George Howard, Jr., Judge,

dissenting. I am unable to concur with the majority in affirming appellant’s conviction for it is plain, from a review of the record, that the State failed to comply with Rule 17 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure and the pronouncement of the Arkansas Supreme Court in Williamson v. State, 263 Ark. 401, 565 S.W. 2d 415 (1978) which articulated the duty of a prosecuting attorney when a request for disclosure is made by a defendant.

On February 6, 1978, the defendant filed a rather detailed and comprehensive motion styled “MOTION FOR DISCOVERY, FOR BILL OF PARTICULARS,…